Tamerlan Tagziev (born September 25, 1981)[1] is an Ossetian wrestler competing for Canada.
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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Beslan, Russia | 25 September 1981|||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Career
editTagziev moved to Canada in 2009 and became a citizen in the same year.[1] He won a gold medal in the 86 kg freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] He was given a four-year ban after testing positive for meldonium on 29 August 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Glasgow 2014 profile
- ^ "Canada wins 2 more wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Canadian wrestler given 4-year ban for doping violation